The Dreamer in the Spring Boudoir

Chapter 112: Replacing a son with a toddy kitten

Right now, she only cared about giving birth to this baby. As for everything else, there was no reason for her to care. She wasn't Nie Sangyu.

Ji Man encouraged herself with those thoughts. And yet, for an inexplicable reason, she still felt slightly angry. People weren't unfeeling like grass. The two of them had been coexisting for such a long time. Although she didn't like Ning Yuxuan, they could still be considered close, right? No matter what, Nie Sangyu was his woman and giving birth to his child. Instead of coming here, he was actually looking at some damn work document?

May he be permanently blessed with crossed eyes!

Tenaciously clenching her teeth, Ji Man actually felt as if she had gotten more strength. Using the energy that came from feeling angry and resentful, Ji Man followed the midwife's directions.

An hour later, the baby still hadn't been born yet, and a servant ran out of the inner room and said, "Masters, are there any of you that can keep staying here? Madam is definitely going to have a difficult time with giving birth!"

The servant girl's hands were covered in blood. The other women couldn't help feeling nauseous when they saw this.

With a cold expression, Qi Siling said, "Clean yourself up before coming out. There are pregnant women here. Don't scare them. If people need to stay here to keep watch, then let it be the women that aren't pregnant."

The three pregnant women were Liu Hanyun, Muxu, and Wen Wan. Looking at the situation in the birthing room, it really wasn't auspicious. One after another, the three of them left. In the end, only Qian Lianxue, Jinse, and Qi Siling were left.

Qian Lianxue glanced at Jinse and said in a low voice, "Jinse normally doesn't seem very close to Madam, but her heart is surprisingly good. It's already so late, but she's still staying here to watch."

Jinse hadn't been saying much this entire time and had been focused on looking in the direction of the birthing room. Out of the three remaining people, she was the most nervous one. "This servant just wants to see if Madam will give birth to a boy or girl.

Qian Lianxue lightly laughed and continued to wait. Looking a bit tired, she waved her hand to get Danzhu's attention and said, "Go and light an incense that'll help us stay awake."

Danzhu made a sound of assent. It only took a brief moment before she came back with the incense.

The three concubines, Danggui, Shouwu, and a couple of other female servant continued waiting outside.

The sound of Nie Sangyu's screams would pause for a short period before resuming. By the end, everyone had already gotten used to it.

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Hearing the sound of a baby crying by her ear, Ji Man's entire body felt lighter and all of her remaining strength left her body. Before she had time to look at the newly born baby, she had already fainted.

The midwife softly and quietly brought the baby to a basin to clean him up. She covered his mouth to quiet his wailing, then she gave the nearby servant girls a meaningful look.

The roomful of servant girls acted very orderly. Someone brought a bamboo basket and took the thing that had been in the basket out and placed it on the bed. Another person took the crying baby and gently put him into the bamboo basket.

The baby was crying so loudly, but no one outside had woken up. When a servant girl opened the doors to look, everyone was slumped over their chairs and deeply asleep.

The baby had cried enough, and his eyes were now closed. Other than the murmur of summer insects, the entire courtyard had fallen silent.

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